High Court Ruling On Aadhaar Redefines Citizenship Verification
The Bombay High Court has in rejecting a bail application in an authoritative and laudable order made it clear that Aadhaar card, along with other identity cards such as PAN card and Voter ID card, are not conclusive evidence of citizenship of India. The Court placed stress on the fact that citizenship is a legal status and its definition solely depends on the Citizenship Act, 1955. Since the document that mainly gave credit to the applicant as to his place of origin was found to be falsified, the Court refused relief by supporting the notion that by and large, the ordinary identity cards cannot supersede the definite framework on legal prerogative of gaining nationality.